Sanskrit quote nr. 199 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अग्निना भस्मना चैव स्तम्भेन च जनेन च ।
अद्वारेणैव मार्गेण पङ्क्तितदोषो न विद्यते ॥agninā bhasmanā caiva stambhena ca janena ca |
advāreṇaiva mārgeṇa paṅktitadoṣo na vidyate ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Bhasmana (bhasmanā, भस्मना): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Stambha (स्तम्भ): defined in 17 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Advara (advāra, अद्वार): defined in 2 categories.
Marga (mārga, मार्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Ushas (usas, uṣas, उषस्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Prakrit, Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhist philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “agninā bhasmanā caiva stambhena ca janena ca”
- agninā -
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agni (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- bhasmanā -
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bhasman (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhasman (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]bhasmanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- stambhena -
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stambha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- janena -
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jana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]jana (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “advāreṇaiva mārgeṇa paṅktitadoṣo na vidyate”
- advāreṇai -
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advāra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- mārgeṇa -
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mārga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mārga (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- paṅkti -
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paṅkti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tado -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- uṣo* -
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uṣas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]uṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]uṣ (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]uṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyate -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 199 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.